Tag Archives: Vintage Citizen Chronograph 8110A

Today’s Watch – Citizen Automatic Chronograph, 67-9011, 23 Jewels

Posted on May 29, 2020 by sweephand

I think this is the 61st of the ‘lockdown’ Today’s Watch series – and as it’s the end of Chronograph Week, it’s one more of the 8110A range. The 67-9011 is Citizen’s best known vintage chronograph, clearly it was produced … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Citizen Automatic Chronograph, 4-901096, 23 Jewels

Posted on May 28, 2020 by sweephand

Over the past 2 months or so I’ve covered my 8100A chronograph collection, so time now to move on to an 8110A model. This one has no model number, so (as I suggested yesterday) it’s likely that it was originally … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watch – Challenge Timers

Posted on May 20, 2020 by sweephand

Well, I ran out of time and camera battery to day, so here’s another quick look at three Challenge Timers, i.e. Citizen’s automatic chronographs from the 1970s. These three are all ‘bullhead’ designs, all with different case materials. In the … Continue reading →

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Rare 8110A variant confirmed….

Posted on April 5, 2019 by sweephand

It’s not often that I’ve added ‘new’ variants to the Automatic Chronographs page, but I have recently been able to confirm one that I had previously been unsure of – and I must thank George, a fellow enthusiast in Ukraine, … Continue reading →

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Colourful Citizens

Posted on October 14, 2018 by sweephand

Citizen certainly weren’t shy about using colours in the 1970s, and their range of automatic chronographs is a good example. Even with conservative dial colours, colourful highlights were used on a number of the models to grab a bit of … Continue reading →

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Citizen Chronograph 67-9071 ‘Monaco’ – More than a restoration!

Posted on August 28, 2018 by sweephand

I’ve just published a new page featuring more of Brian Leiser’s excellent work – this time he has built a 67-9071 from parts I supplied. And, of course, he’s done a superb job! From two rather sad non-runners, along with … Continue reading →

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It’s been rather quiet here over the summer, but….

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sweephand

I’ve been busy over recent months with lots of non-watch related stuff, but that’s going to change soon! I’ve just got something back from master watchmaker Brian Leiser…….yes, he’s worked his chronograph magic again 🙂  This time on one of … Continue reading →

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Brian’s 8110a (‘Speedy’) Restoration Page Updated

Posted on January 15, 2018 by sweephand

It’s nice to start the New Year with an update to Brian’s ‘Speedy’ restoration page. It’s always a joy to see his work 🙂 You’ll find two new additions at numbers 16 and 17, and a better pic of #13 … Continue reading →

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Automatic Chronographs Page & the 67-9038

Posted on March 8, 2017 by sweephand

Just done an update on the Chronographs reference page – I needed to make a couple of small corrections to the 67-9038 section, and add new images from a 1970s catalogue. The models in that catalogue, which I think was … Continue reading →

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Latest Speedy Restorations by Brian

Posted on July 6, 2016 by sweephand

After a holiday break, I’ve now added two more Speedy’s to Brian’s 67-9313 restoration page. One black dial, one white dial, they are both very nice and again showcase Brian’s skill in restoring these beauties: https://sweep-hand.org/brians-8110a-restoration-the-speedy-67-9313/

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